Another Top 10 Celebrities Who Are Surprisingly Good Dancers

#10: Amy Adams

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One of the brightest stars in Hollywood, Amy Adams has quietly managed to carve out a nice little spot for herself amongst cinema’s A-list. A five time Academy Award nominee, Adams has had starring roles in blockbusters such as “Man of Steel” as well as award winning dramas like “American Hustle”. The latter is where she unveiled to the world her secret skill: dancing. During a club scene with co-star Bradley Cooper, himself an excellent dancer, Adams more than holds her own. She actually studied dance when she was younger, and before making it in Hollywood, worked as a professional dancer with a number of dinner theaters.

Kate Hudson has proven herself a competent dancer on more than one occasion. She had a number of dance scenes in the 2011 comedy “Something Borrowed”, got down with “Dancing with the Stars”’’ Derek Hough at a Hollywood club back in 2013 and even shook her booty during a commercial for Fabletics, a women’s sportswear brand she co-founded. Of course, who could forget her impressive dance moves from the first episode of “Glee” season four, when she made her debut as dance instructor Cassandra July. Hudson clearly knows what she’s doing when she steps on a dance floor!

Bradley Cooper is a stud. Now that we got that importantl detail out of the way... let’s talk about how he is also an insanely good dancer. The three time Academy Award nominated actor has long been known for his abilities on the dance floor and has had the opportunity to flash his skills on more than one occasion. From the climactic dance routine in “Silver Linings Playbook” to his sexy encounter with Amy Adams in “American Hustle,” Cooper has proven that he can boogie like nobody’s business. For him, dancing is clearly not just part of the job, as he’s been known to break out in dance during interviews as well!

In the ‘90s Salma Hayek cornered the market on red-hot pole dancing routines. From her turn as a vampire stripper in “From Dusk till Dawn” to her sexy schoolgirl dance in “Dogma”, Hayek clearly had no qualms about shaking what her momma gave her at the onset of her career. More recently she’s managed to tone down the number of stripteases, but that doesn’t mean she’s lost any of the skills that made her such a formidable dancer! One need only look at her dance routine from Jimmy Kimmel’s Big Night of Stars to see the proof. The woman's has still got it!

Catherine Zeta-Jones and dancing go way, way back. Due to her hyperactivity as a child, Zeta-Jones’ mother enrolled her at the Hazel Johnson School of Dance. From there her dance career blossomed, with her parents continuing to pay for lessons throughout her childhood. Eventually she joined a dance troupe that took her to London and introduced her to the world of theatre. Zeta-Jones soon found herself acting in plays and later, movies. In the ensuing years, the extremely talented and exceptionally beautiful actress danced her way through a handful of films, from “The Mask of Zorro” to her award winning role in “Chicago”. Clearly her parents made a sound investment.

While the world may know her as an actress, Summer Glau’s childhood dream was to become a ballet dancer. In fact, she began training at a very young age and even received a scholarship to join a ballet company. Glau would later study tango and flamenco dancing, excelling at both before a broken toe prematurely brought that career to a halt. It was only then that she decided to move to L.A. to become an actress. While she may not have become a professional dancer, she’s still managed to successfully show-off her graceful moves on screen on more than one occasion!

Based on his numerous tough guy roles and former bad boy image, it’s hard to imagine Colin Farrell shaking it on a dance floor, let alone line dancing. However, Farrell is not only a great dancer, but was at one time getting paid to do it! Long before he was one of Hollywood’s hottest stars, Farrell could be found teaching country line dancing in Ireland! It may sound ridiculous but it really happened! In fact, Farrell has since shown off his line dancing skills during an appearance on the “The Ellen DeGeneres Show”. It’s clear he still has some wicked moves up his sleeve!

#3: Ryan Gosling

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Ryan Gosling is no stranger to the dance floor. At just 12 years old he could be seen busting all kinds of moves in dance competitions or practicing ballet - something he still does to this day. More recently the multi-talented Canadian actor flashed his skills on film, dancing his way across L.A. as one half of the star struck couple from the 2016 musical “La La Land”. While we could pretty much watch Gosling do anything and fall over swooning, watching him dance is pretty hard to top.

Bet you didn’t see this one coming! Mikkelsen, who famously played Le Chiffre in “Casino Royale” and more recently Dr. Hannibal Lecter in the TV series “Hannibal”, began his career as a gymnast and dancer. A young Mikkelsen studied ballet dancing at an academy in Sweden and later married dance choreographer Hanne Jacobsen in 2000. A professional dancer for nearly 10 years, Mikkelsen decided to leave that world behind in 1996 in favor of an acting career. Knowing he once wore tights and pranced around on stage makes this terrifyingly good actor slightly less scary - and even MORE compelling.

If you were unaware of the fact Hugh Jackman is an incredible dancer you need to get out more - or spend more time on youtube. The talented Aussie actor has wowed the world on a number of different occasions with his fancy footwork and impeccable timing. From his opening number at the 2009 Academy Awards to his duet with Neil Patrick Harris at the 2011 Tony Awards, Jackman is clearly no stranger when it comes to cutting a rug. A song and dance man through and through, we can’t wait for the day Jackman gives up acting to tour the world as a one-man dance troupe!